During the summer of 1986, Sam Davs is anxiously awaiting the day that his best friend Christian Fine will be getting his driver's license. The boys envision a summer of freedom and fun but when they happen upon Sara Sunby, a new girl in the neighborhood, Sam feels an inexplicable connection to her that changes everything. Sadly, before he has a chance to tell her his feelings, he leaves on a family vacation. When he returns he discovers that the worst has happened; Sara and Christian are dating. Sam struggles with the decision of whether to confess his love for Sara, which he knows will destroy his relationship with his life-long best friend, or keep his feelings to himself and live a life of self-inflicted loneliness. As Sam navigates the circumstances of his life he wonders if he will ever be able to grasp what seems just out of his reach: the self-completing love of Sara. Filled with nostalgia, longing, missed opportunities and questions of fate, This Space Between Us takes the reader to Heaven and back, blending the everyday with the extraordinary.